The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for
publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 48
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MAKOTO NAKAMURA,
TOYOHIRO TAMAI and RYOUHEI SHIMIZU
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Appeal No. 1997-3503
Application No. 08/172,866
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HEARD: December 5, 2000
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Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SPIEGEL and ADAMS, Administrative Patent
Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 29, 31-33, 35-40, 42-44, and 46-53. Claims
13-18 are withdrawn from consideration1 as drawn to a non-elected invention.
Claims 1-12, 19-28, 30, 34, 41, and 45 are canceled.
1 Paper No. 26, mailed June 30, 1994.
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